•Something that makes them special: My grandparents are my heroes. They have been a big part of my life since I was born. They are around 90 years old and still have more energy and passion for life than most of my friends. They are so thoughtful and caring and naturally good human beings. They love nature and farming and still make their own apple cider each Fall season. They love day trips to Green Dragon and love to go out for breakfast each weekend. My Grandpop loves the Farm Show in Harrisburg and would like to get to a Penn State football game each season.

•Something you do together: My grandparents came to all of my childhood events for school and outside activities. They have been to every special moment in my life and even showed up at my company softball game when I was 30 years old.

•Something they say: My Grandpop loves to say, "Clean your plate."

•Something they taught you: My grandparents taught me how to enjoy the simple things in life. My observing their lifestyles and how healthy they have always been, it has taught me to stay as active as possible, and working hard in life pays off.

•A special day: A special day for me is sitting with my grandparents on a summer evening in July as they told me the story of when they started dating as teenagers. They have a bench in their backyard and sit their every evening in the summer until the sun goes down. It was so nice to sit back with them and enjoy their past stories on that particular summer evening. It made me appreciate having them around.

•The best thing about them is... how healthy they are and their zest for life. My Grandpop was told at age 90 how he has the heart of a 20 year old. My Grandmom broke her hip in January and used to fly around on her cane to church, the grocery store and more.

•How often do you see them? I see my grandparents every week.

•Something they like to cook: My Grandmom made the best pies and poppy seed roll.

•A funny story: My Grandpop told me how he kept buying my Grandmom this particular perfume when they were teenagers. He used to walk to her family farmhouse in Nazareth and bring her this perfume because she always smelled like coal from heating their house. She didn't know why he kept buying her this perfume until later in life.

•Job: My Grandpop is retired from the Lone Star cement plant in Nazareth.

•Hobbies: My Grandpop loves to cut his grass, care for his apple trees and watch the Races on TV.

•They like to talk about the time: My Grandpop loves to tell me about the time he spent in Europe during WWII. He never left his town of Nazareth until he had to get on a train heading for WWII when he was 18. He loves to tell me how someone recognized that he was a Pflugler based on his dialect when he was in the trenches during the war in Germany.

•Some place they took me: My grandparents took me and my brother on day trips in Pennsylvania every summer when we were kids. We went to the zoo, amusement parks, nature trails and my Grandpop's cabin in the Poconos.

•Comments: Sadly and unexpectedly my grandmom, Mary Pflugler, passed away on August 7th. This article is in 'remembrance of my grandmom Mary "Mitzi," who was just as much in love with my grandpop as they were when they got married at 18.